Fisher, Bernard
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1869 |
134 |
2195 | (68) | 2 |
| 1870 |
125 |
2218 | (55) | 10 |
| 1871 |
111 |
2229 | (47) | 14 |
| 1872 |
114 |
2233 | (45) | 13 |
| 1873 |
102 |
2255 | (43) | 15 |
| 1874 |
92 |
2277 | (43) | 16 |
| 1875 |
82 |
2303 | (44) | 13 |
| 1876 |
99 |
2253 | (44) | 13 |
| 1877 |
127 |
2214 | (46) | 9 |
| 1878 |
110 |
2233 | (47) | 14 |
| 1879 |
97 |
2261 | (55) | 0 |
| 1880 |
92 |
2289 | (57) | 0 |
| 1881 |
84 |
2317 | (53) | 0 |
| 1882 |
83 |
2344 | (42) | 26 |
| 1883 |
85 |
2372 | (40) | 40 |
| 1884 |
100 |
2349 | (58) | 0 |
| 1885 |
114 |
2326 | (70) | 0 |
| 1886 |
130 |
2303 | (79) | 0 |
| 1887 |
153 |
2281 | (87) | 0 |
| 1888 |
178 |
2258 | (93) | 0 |
| 1889 |
202 |
2235 | (98) | 0 |
| 1890 |
233 |
2212 | (103) | 6 |
| 1891 |
254 |
2203 | (106) | 0 |
| 1892 |
270 |
2194 | (109) | 0 |
| 1893 |
285 |
2185 | (112) | 0 |
| 1894 |
300 |
2176 | (114) | 0 |
| 1895 |
316 |
2167 | (115) | 0 |
| 1896 |
333 |
2158 | (116) | 0 |
| 1897 |
341 |
2149 | (117) | 0 |
| 1898 |
369 |
2140 | (117) | 0 |
| 1899 |
399 |
2131 | (117) | 0 |
| 1900 |
415 |
2122 | (117) | 0 |
| 1901 |
436 |
2113 | (116) | 0 |
| 1902 |
464 |
2104 | (115) | 0 |
| 1903 |
485 |
2095 | (113) | 0 |
| 1904 |
517 |
2086 | (111) | 0 |
| 1905 |
544 |
2077 | (108) | 0 |
| 1906 |
574 |
2068 | (105) | 0 |
| 1907 |
605 |
2058 | (101) | 0 |
| 1908 |
616 |
2049 | (97) | 0 |
| 1909 |
681 |
2040 | (91) | 0 |
| 1910 |
690 |
2031 | (85) | 9 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Fisher, Bernard William |
| Born: 1836 |
| Died: 10 Apr. 1914 |
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| Notes: |
| Tim Harding (personal communication) gives date of birth as '1836/1837'. Forster (p.92) gives 'c1836'. Steve Mann gives '1836/37'. Forster gives year of death as 1910. Steve Mann has date of death as 10-04-1914. The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle of Oct. 1870 (vol.2, p.150) has 'W.B. Fisher'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 225 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 137 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 92, 959 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 120 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 266, 268 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 76 |
| Periodicals |
| [BCM], vol. 10, no. 4, Apr. 1890, page 134 |
| [CPC], vol. 12, no. 8, Aug. 1851, page 255 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, June 1872, page 89 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 10, Aug. 1873, page 307 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 4, Nov. 1868, page 117 |
| [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 6, Apr. 1869, page 172 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 5, Oct. 1870, page 150 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 7, Feb. 1871, page 217 |
| [CPQC], vol. 2, no. 9, June 1871, page 284 |
| [CW], vol. 4, no. 6, Sep. 1868, page 229 |
| [ILN], vol. 52, no. 1478, 18 Apr. 1868, page 395 |
| [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1498, 22 Aug. 1868, page 187 |
| [ILN], vol. 60, no. 1709, 8 June 1872, page 555 |
| [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1818, 27 June 1874, page 619 |
| [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1927, 1 July 1876, page 23 |
| [WP], vol. 3, no. 29, 1 Sep. 1870, page 70 |
| [WP], vol. 4, no. 3, 1 July 1871, page 43 |
| Web |
| Hilbert, John S. [The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - 1868: YCA, 1st Annual Meeting, York] |
| Mann, Steve. [Yorkshire Chess History - Bernard William Fisher] |
| Sericano, C. [Malvern 1871] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Wayte, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1871 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (1) |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Donisthorpe, W. - Fisher, B.W. 1882 (2) |
(f) |
0 | - | 5 |
|
| Mason, Ja. - Fisher, B.W. 1883 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
Mason, Ja. gave odds of a knight |
Tournament data
| York 1869 (2) |
Yorkshire Chess Association - Handicap Tournament |
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Fisher, B.W. - Ranken, C.E. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Ranken, C.E. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Fisher, B.W. - Ball, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Newcastle 1870 (1) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
6 | / | 9 |
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| Newcastle 1870 (3) |
1st Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament B |
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|
Fisher, B.W. - Stephens, W.H.G. |
0 - 1 |
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| Birmingham 1871 |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Malvern 1871 (1) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting, 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Malvern 1871 (3) |
2nd Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Thorold, E. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Malvern 1872 (1) |
3rd Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
6.5 | / | 13 |
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| Birmingham 1873 (1) |
Birmingham - Worcester Club Match |
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Fisher, B.W. - Halford, J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Fisher, B.W. - Martin, Wi. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Fisher, B.W. - Archdall, T.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
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Fisher, B.W. - Wayte, W. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Wayte, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Fisher, B.W. - Thomson, W. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Thomson, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Bristol 1873 (4) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Section B |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| Birmingham 1874 (1) |
Birmingham - Cheltenham Club Match |
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|
Fisher, B.W. - Benbow, C.W. |
2 - 1 |
| | | |
| Birmingham 1874 (2) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Birmingham 1874 (4) |
5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap |
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|
Fisher, B.W. - Kempson, S.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Fisher, B.W. - Wallbank, C. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Fisher, B.W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Burn, A. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Glasgow 1875 (1) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Scotland - England Match |
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Fisher, B.W. - Murray, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Glasgow 1875 (2) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
10.5 | / | 11 |
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| Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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|
Fisher, B.W. - Minchin, J.I. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
Minchin, J.I. gave odds of a pawn for the move |
| Cheltenham 1876 (1) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Fisher, B.W. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
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Fisher, B.W. - Cook, W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Cheltenham 1876 (3) |
7th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Provincial Champion's Cup |
5 | / | 11 |
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| Birmingham 1877 (1) |
Counties Chess Association - 1st Class |
2 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1878 (3) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
6.5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England 1878 (5) |
9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Fisher, B.W. - Earnshaw, S.W. |
1 - 0 |
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Fisher, B.W. - Ensor, F.S. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Manchester 1882 (1) |
12th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I |
6 | / | 9 |
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| London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
20.5 | / | 25 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (2) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Section B |
6 | / | 6 |
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| Birmingham 1883 (3) |
13th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I Play-offs |
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Fisher, B.W. - Thorold, E. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Dayton 1890 |
Ohio State Association Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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Fisher, B.W. - Curtis, C.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| Bromley 1910 (2) |
12th Kent County Chess Association Tournament |
2.5 | / | 9 |
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| Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019 |
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